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18 games like Santiago de Cuba

The best games like Santiago de Cuba are Istanbul, Merchant of Venus and The Settlers of Catan — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Istanbul shares economic, dice rolling, modular board with Santiago de Cuba.

Every alternative below links to its own Santiago de Cuba-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s economic shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Santiago de Cuba’s 2.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Istanbul (2014)
   2–5 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
   View Istanbul on Amazon →
2. 2. Merchant of Venus (1988)
   1–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Commodity Speculation, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~123 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Merchant of Venus on Amazon →
3. 3. The Settlers of Catan (1995)
   3–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling, Modular Board · 2 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~33 min longer · +0.2 heavier
   View The Settlers of Catan on Amazon →
4. 4. Glen More (2010)
   2–5 players · 45–70 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Commodity Speculation, Dice Rolling · 2 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
5. 5. My Little Scythe (2017)
   1–6 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. Akrotiri (2014)
   2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Modular Board, Pick-up and Deliver · 2 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: both play at 2 · ~12 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
7. 7. Roll for the Galaxy (2014)
   2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling · 1 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~12 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Speculation (1992)
   3–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Commodity Speculation, Dice Rolling, Memory · 3 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 6 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Clans of Caledonia (2017)
   1–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
   Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Commodity Speculation, Modular Board · 2 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~18 min longer · +1.3 heavier
10. 10. Ophir (2015)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
11. 11. Terra Prime (2009)
    2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling, Modular Board, Pick-up and Deliver · 3 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · about the same length · +0.4 heavier
12. 12. Modern Art (1992)
    3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Commodity Speculation · 1 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 5 · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Merchants Cove (2021)
    1–4 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Commodity Speculation, Dice Rolling · 2 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~18 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. The Voyages of Marco Polo (2015)
    2–4 players · 40–100 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling, Resource to Move · 2 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~13 min longer · +1 heavier
15. 15. Above and Below (2015)
    2–4 players · 90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling · 1 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~33 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Panic on Wall Street! (2011)
    3–11 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Commodity Speculation, Dice Rolling · 2 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 3–4 players · scales to 11 · ~27 min shorter · 0.5 lighter
17. 17. Bruges (2013)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Dice Rolling · 1 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
18. 18. The Godfather Corleone's Empire (2017)
    2–5 players · 60–90 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Santiago de Cuba: Economic, Memory · 1 of Santiago de Cuba’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Santiago de Cuba: overlaps at 2–4 players · scales to 5 · ~18 min longer · +0.5 heavier

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